Duration | 14 February 2008 | – 14 December 2008
---|---|
Number of official events | 6 |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2007 2009 → |
The 2008 PGA Tour of Australasia was the 36th season on the PGA Tour of Australasia, the main professional golf tour in Australia and New Zealand since it was formed in 1973.
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[1]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[a] | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 Feb | HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship | New Zealand | US$650,000 | ![]() |
12 | NWT | |
24 Feb | Moonah Classic | Victoria | US$750,000 | ![]() |
16 | NWT | New tournament |
2 Mar | Johnnie Walker Classic | India | £1,250,000 | ![]() |
38 | ASA, EUR | |
30 Nov | Sportsbet Australian Masters | Victoria | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
22 | EUR | |
7 Dec | Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Championship | Queensland | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
26 | ||
14 Dec | Australian Open | New South Wales | 1,500,000 | ![]() |
32 | Flagship event |
The following events were sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner | OWGR points |
Other tours[b] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 Nov | HSBC Champions | China | US$5,000,000 | ![]() |
52 | AFR, ASA, EUR | Limited-field event |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[2][3]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
440,027 |
2 | ![]() |
368,300 |
3 | ![]() |
316,500 |
4 | ![]() |
268,644 |
5 | ![]() |
204,039 |
Duration | 31 January 2008 | – 16 November 2008
---|---|
Number of official events | 5[c] |
Order of Merit | ![]() |
← 2007 |
The 2008 Von Nida Tour was the sixth and final season of the Von Nida Tour, the official development tour to the PGA Tour of Australasia between 2003 and 2008.
In October, it was announced that the Von Nida Tour events would be absorbed into the main tour from the start of 2009.[4]
The following table lists official events during the 2008 season.[5]
Date | Tournament | Location | Purse (A$) |
Winner[d] | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 Feb | NAB Victorian PGA Championship | Victoria | 110,000 | ![]() |
[6] |
27 Apr | OG Roberts South Australian PGA Championship | South Australia | 110,000 | ![]() |
[7] |
QLD PGA Championship | Queensland | – | Removed | ||
Queensland Open | Queensland | – | Cancelled | ||
WA Open | Western Australia | – | Removed | ||
2 Nov | Oceanique WA PGA Championship | Western Australia | 110,000 | ![]() |
[8] |
9 Nov | Cellarbrations NSW PGA Championship | New South Wales | 100,000 | ![]() |
[9] |
16 Nov | NSW Open | New South Wales | 125,000 | ![]() |
[10] |
The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Australian dollars.[11][12] The top 10 players on the Order of Merit earned status to play on the 2009 PGA Tour of Australasia.[13]
Position | Player | Prize money (A$) |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
27,651 |
2 | ![]() |
26,890 |
3 | ![]() |
24,972 |
4 | ![]() |
19,731 |
5 | ![]() |
17,550 |
6 | ![]() |
13,693 |
7 | ![]() |
13,688 |
8 | ![]() |
13,484 |
9 | ![]() |
12,640 |
10 | ![]() |
10,102 |